Archive timeline
2011
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2011, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2011
FEBRUARY 7, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 10 HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
According to reports from reliable sources in Iran, ten people were hanged in Vakilabad prison of Mashhad, northeast of Iran.
FEBRUARY 7, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 90-YEAR-OLD KILLER SAVED FROM GALLOWS
a 90-year-old Saudi Arabian woman from the southern province of Asir who was sentenced to
- FEBRUARY 7, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Victim's Family and Jurors Urge Clemency for Texas Death Row Inmate
USA - Texas. Victim's Family and Jurors Urge Clemency for Texas Death Row Inmate
- FEBRUARY 6, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTES 2 IN TORTURE DEATHS
A pro-government web site says Iran has executed two prison officials convicted of
- FEBRUARY 6, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXTENDS ENFORCEMENT OF ISLAMIC PENAL CODE, INCLUDING STONING
Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad extended for another year enforcement of the Islamic Penal
- FEBRUARY 5, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian court in Fars province sentenced a teenage boy Ashkan
an Iranian court in Fars province sentenced a teenage boy Ashkan Miri to death by hanging
- FEBRUARY 5, 2011ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Families of Murdered Sign Letter Against Death Penalty
USA - Connecticut. Families of Murdered Sign Letter Against Death Penalty
- FEBRUARY 4, 2011DEATH PENALTY
MADRID: HANDS OFF CAIN MEETS INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
Senator Marco Perduca, member of HOC’s Board of Directors, is participating in a meeting
- FEBRUARY 3, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - FDA sued over drug used in executions
USA - FDA sued over drug used in executions
- FEBRUARY 3, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HIS FIVE DAUGHTERS
in Sehore, India, District and Sessions Judge Ved Prakash Sharma sentenced Magan Lalwho...
- FEBRUARY 3, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
the Gaza District Court sentenced H.F.W, 34 years old, from Gaza city
the Gaza District Court sentenced H.F.W, 34 years old, from Gaza city
- FEBRUARY 3, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury voted to recommend that Brandon Rolle, 26, black, be executed
USA - Florida. A jury voted to recommend that Brandon Rolle, 26, black, be executed
- FEBRUARY 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTIONS THREE TIMES LAST YEAR'S RATE –U.N.
Iran has witnessed a dramatic increase in executions so far in 2011, United Nations
- FEBRUARY 2, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH UNDER BLASPHEMY LAW IN PAKISTAN
Muhammad Rafiq was sentenced to death by Additional District and Sessions Judge Malik Riaz Ahmed in Bahawalpur city, Pakistan, for committing blasphemy.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN OPPOSITION LEADERS SPEAK OUT AGAINST SURGE IN EXECUTIONS
Iranian opposition leaders condemned the growing number of executions in Iran. Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi expressed grave alarm over the "rushed execution of death penalties in the country without adherence to appropriate and legal procedures.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAID SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING EMPLOYER
a Saudi Arabian court sentenced an unnamed Asian housemaid to death for murdering her 80 year old employer with a hammer. She then packed all jewellery and other expensive items and fled the house in the central town of Taif.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2011VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Senate panel rejects a bill to expand the death penalty.
USA - Virginia. Senate panel rejects a bill to expand the death penalty.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2011TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA: PRISON VISIT ENDS 20-YEAR BAN
Tunisia's interim government allowed Human Rights Watch to visited two prisons
FEBRUARY 2, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Rawalpindi Anti Terrorist Court Judge Mohammad Akram Awan sentenced Barkat
- FEBRUARY 2, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
a man named Rafiq was sentenced to death by an additional session judge in Pakistan
- FEBRUARY 1, 2011UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. House Bill 202 (lesser appeals) was passed by the House
USA - Utah. House Bill 202 (lesser appeals) was passed by the House
- FEBRUARY 1, 2011TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA: TOWARDS RATIFYING INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
the Tunisian government announced the ratification of the most important international conventions
- FEBRUARY 1, 2011KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Judge Karen Conrad threw out the death sentence of Miguel "Mickey" Soto, 39, hispanic.
USA - Kentucky. Judge Karen Conrad threw out the death sentence of Miguel "Mickey" Soto, 39, hispanic.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF A WIDOW
a bench of Justices Altamas Kabir and A K Pathak of the Indian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of B A Umesh for raping and murdering of a widow in Bangalore in 1999.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI SAVED FROM GALLOWS FOR KING’S RECOVERY
in Saudi Arabia's southern Jazan province...
- FEBRUARY 1, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: BLOOD MONEY PAID IN SHARJAH COURT
eight Indians and two Pakistanis facing the death sentence in a murder case in the United Arab Emirates got a major reprieve as a Sharjah Sharia Court authorised the payment of blood money.
FEBRUARY 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: IRANIAN GETS DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Malaysian High Court Justice Abdul Rahim Uda sentenced iranian taxi driver Alihosseinzadeh
- JANUARY 31, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER ILLEGAL DEMOLITION IN NORTH CHINA
Gao Haidong was sentenced to death by the Taiyuan City Intermediate People's Court in north China's Shanxi Province for murdering villager Meng during an illegal demolition on October 30, 2010.
- JANUARY 31, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the No. 1 Intermediate People's Court of Chongqing...
- JANUARY 31, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED FOR MURDER
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan sentenced Mushtaq, alias Billa, of Chak No.157-RB, to death for shooting dead Mehmood Aalam of the same locality over litigation some time ago.